Mejiro Palmer

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Mejiro Palmer (Japanese: メジロパーマー, Hepburn: Mejiro Pāmā; March 21, 1987 – April 7, 2012) was a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He was known as the fifth horse in history to win both grand prix races, the Takarazuka Kinen and Arima Kinen in the same season (1992). He was also known as the first Japanese horse to win a G1 race after switching back from steeplechase races to flat races. Together with Mejiro Ryan and Mejiro McQueen, who were born in 1987 (Showa 62), they were known as the flower class of 62 (花の62年組).

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